“The rock star dream is pretty much dead at this point,” PKEW PKEW PKEW bassist Emmett O’Reilly admits with a laugh. If there’s a word to describe the emerging Toronto punks, it’s open. Whether that’s on stage hammering out songs about being too broke to get drunk, or in a coffee shop interview speaking candidly on how they afford to pay rent, PKEW PKEW PKEW aren’t exactly keeping any secrets.

No single question stuck in the minds of Canadian ’90s kids more than whether or not Nicholas Picholas could possibly be a person’s real name. Gaming enthusiasts had the chance to solve this elusive mystery this past weekend by asking Mr. Picholas himself in person at the Video & Arcade Top 10 Reunion in Toronto, Ontario.